The Luxury of Hysteria

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Artist

Tim Rogers

Genre

Rock

Label

Ruby Q/Inertia

There's nothing like company to make a man feel alone. Tim
Rogers never sounded as lost as on this strange, beautiful album, a
vulnerable voice awash in baroque orchestrations by
cellist-vocalist-arranger Mel Robinson. The first three songs are
troubled inner monologues. A Quiet Night In and When
Yer Sad infuse the act of being alone with Shakespearean
gravity. Much of the rest is like personal correspondence, written
late at night when feelings are raw and references obscure. There's
no mistaking the mood, though: regret and bewilderment bounce off
each other like booze and smokes. Robinson's role is gallant and
often heartbreaking, especially on the lush Jimmy's Delicate
Condition and Correspondence. Her simple cello
counterpoint on the title track lets Rogers' lucid story carry the
weight. It's only here and on James the Second, a touching
closing note to his estranged brother, that his simmering hysteria
subsides to reveal the clarity of his best work. His luxury, it
seems, is making music for therapy rather than entertainment. Who
are we to choose?

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